The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-04
SLEEPING IN THE TENTS.
STIRRING INCIDENTS AT THE GET
TYSBURG REUNION.


their Acquaintance.
GETTYSBURG, PA, July 3.-Very little
more sleep visited the eyes of the people of
Gettysburg last night than on the night of
July 2, 1868 This morning dawned clear
and beautiful, a perfect counterpart of the
memorable day it commentaries. In place
of cannon shots, however, the shrill shrieks
Of locomotive broke the Sabbath stiffness
as excursion after excursion reinforced the
crowds already thronging the streets. Bril-
liant uniforms, flashing arms and a mass Of
people moving in all directions over the
field brings vividly to mind the scenes of
the great conflict. The morning was spent
In sightseeing and going over the field.
MARCHING TO THE FIELD.
This afternoon, as soon as dinner was
over, the veterans collected at their respec-
tive headquarters, and at 80 o'clock pro-
cession formed at the Eagle Hotel, and led
by Adjt Whitrear and followed by a band
took up its march toward the place where
twenty-four years before the Philadelphia
men had held their position against the fa-
nous Picketts division of Gen. Longstreet'S
corps of the Army Of Northern Virginia.
The procession proceeded out Baltimore
street TO the place where Emmittsburg joins
it, and which was the outer post of the
Union sharpshooters during the fight, out
the Emmittsburg road to Battlefield avenue
the wearers of blue badges and white
helmets proceeded.
BLOODY ANGLE.
Slowly they make their way through the
dust which covers the roads At length
they reach Bloody Angle" The band
strikes up Orally Round the Flag, Boys"
and the old Philadelphia brigade is once more
on the ground they defended against such
overwhelming odds. AT few moments
after 2 O'Clock the Sixty ninth regiment
marched to the stand erected for the pur-
pose and there the assemblage was called to
order by Col. O'Brien, who introduced Ad-
jutant A. w. McDermott, who read the list
of killed and mortally wounded of the Sixty
ninth regiment. He then presented Gen.
Joshua T. Owen, who delivered an grafton.
LANGUAGE ALMOST WANTING.
During his speech the General said he
hardly knew what to say to the men who
twenty-four years ago to-day, emerged from
the woods 300 yards away, and made ter
rible assault on the Union line. LET them
place their monument where they wish, )" he
continued. "Armistead and several others
pierced our line, and here within a few feet
of thi; spot he fell wounded unto death. The
renowned phalanxes of Alexandria would
not have dared to make the charge Pickett
made" In closing he called for three cheers
for Pickett's division as proof of their friend
ship They were given with will, as were
three cheers for Gen. Owens.
GIVING OVER THE MONUMENT.
Colonel Reilly then presented the monu-
ment to the care and keeping of the Battle
field Memorial association. It was received
in their name by Colonel j. B. Bachelor.
Before the ceremonies began, Mrs.
Pickett, escorted by General Burns, took
her seat on the platform and the crowd at
once cheered her. Now Adiutant-general
McDermott stepped forward and presented
her with beautiful floral cross, which had
been given the brigade by Mrs. Reed. of
Philadelphia, and which they now wished
to present to her. She arose and merely
bowed her thanks.
THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
This finished the ceremonies of the Sixty
ninth, and now the Seventy-first regiment
took the platform and Capt Stockton in
troduced Gen. Burns, who succeeded Gen.
Baker in command as orator. The General
spoke for some time, but finally took out his
paper and read When he finished Gen.
Badly Smith was presented and spoke for a
few minutes The monument was presented
by Gen. Wistar, and was accepted in the
name of the association by Col. John M.
Vanderslice, of Philadelphia.
Col. X. Penn Smith then in very in
terestng speech turned over to the Memo
rial Association the tablet of Cushing's bat
terry, which was also received by Col. Van
derslice.
RETURNING SWORD.
Perhaps the most interesting incident of
the whole dedication was the presentation
by Col Cowan to Pickett's Division Asso-
citation of a sword which he took during
Pickett's famous charge. 1t is about three
feet long. The handle is of motherof-pearl
and the blade of finely polished steel. The
way it came into possession OF Col. Cowan
was as follows: During the charge very
young Confederate officer jumped toward
gun at which he was standing, but was i'm
mediately shot down, and his sword fell
at the Colonel's feet. He kept it. but has
never been able to restore it to the family
of the officer, and he has now given it to
the division in order that they may take
measures to see that it is returned to the
proper persons.
Mai J. G. Crocker, of Virginia, accepted
it in the name of Pickett's Division Associa-
ton, promising to do all that was possible
to find the family of the officer
Col Cowan then introduced Gen Badly
Smith and Gen. Hunt to the assembly, by
whom they were received with cheers. The
party then broke up and returned to town.
FUNNY INCIDENT.
A very funny incident occurred this after
noon A little fellow wearing blue badge
and Philadelphia brigade helmet walked up
to q tall man wearing Pickett badge and
said
Say, don't know youl Haven't seen
you before"
why, yes, believe l know you, too"
the other answered.
They finally recollected that the little fell
low had taken the big one, who was wound
ed, prisoner during the charge, and few
minutes afterward they had their pictures
taken with clasped hands, and standing on
the spot where the Confederate said he was
taken.
ALL MIXED UP.
4 This evening it is hard to tell which is
the brigade and which Pcllett's division.
One man, who was supposed to be Phila-
delphia man, came down the street WITH n
4 Confederate badge and canteen fastened on
one side, blue badge on the other, and a
B brigade hat set sideways on his head To
night some are in reality tenting on the old
4 camp grounds on the spot whore they slept
4 nn their arm, twenty-four years ago. one
hundred small and four hospital tents have
been put up at a clump of trees, and the
y lighter spirits will probably bunk here to-
night, and tomorrow thoy will go over the
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II Key Vests Fever Record
II KEY WEST July 3.--There have been five
new cases of fover since yesterday, but no